Rice University
Houston, TX
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President
Reginald DesRoches
- President
Updated on 07/02/2025
Administration
Peter Rodriguez
- Houston Endowment Dean of Jones Graduate School and Virani Undergraduate School of Business
Jing Zhou
- Deputy Dean of Academic Affairs
James P. Weston
- Senior Associate Dean for Degree Programs
Brent Smith
- Senior Associate Dean for Executive Education
Constance Elise Porter
- Senior Associate Dean for Belonging and Engagement
Christian Rafidi
- Chief Business Officer & Associate Dean for Finance & Administration
George Andrews
- Associate Dean of Degree Programs
Kathleen Harrington Clark
- Chief Marketing Officer and Assistant Dean of Marketing and Communications
Robert Dittmar
- Associate Dean of the Virani Undergraduate School of Business
Michael Koenig
- Associate Dean for Innovation Initiatives & Executive Director of Executive Education
Anastasiya Zavyalova
- Associate Dean for Degree Programs
Mark Putnam
- Assistant Dean and Executive Director
Natalia Piqueira
- Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Programs at Virani Undergraduate School of Business
Updated on 09/01/2025
Board
Robert T. Ladd
- Chair
Elle Anderson
- Trustee
Bart Broadman
- Trustee
D. Mark Durcan
- Trustee
Joshua R. Earnest
- Trustee
Michol L. Ecklund
- Trustee
George Gonzalez
- Trustee
Jennifer R. Kneale
- Trustee
Patricia Kraft
- Trustee
Holli Ladhani
- Trustee
Elle Moody
- Trustee
Asuka Nakahara
- Trustee
Vinay S. Pai
- Trustee
Byron Pope
- Trustee
Cathryn Selman
- Trustee
Gloria G. Tarpley
- Trustee
Jeremy Thigpen
- Trustee
Claudia G. Vassar
- Trustee
Jim Whitehurst
- Trustee
Lori Whitten
- Trustee
Randa Duncan Williams
- Trustee
Mike Yuen
- Trustee
William V. Neville III
- Trustee
A. Lanham Napier
- Trustee
Charlos C. Ward
- Trustee
William V. Neville III
- Trustee
A. Lanham Napier
- Trustee
Robert T. Ladd
- Chair
Elle Anderson
- Trustee
Bart Broadman
- Trustee
D. Mark Durcan
- Trustee
Joshua R. Earnest
- Trustee
Michol L. Ecklund
- Trustee
George Gonzalez
- Trustee
Jennifer R. Kneale
- Trustee
Patricia Kraft
- Trustee
Holli Ladhani
- Trustee
Elle Moody
- Trustee
Asuka Nakahara
- Trustee
A. Lanham Napier
- Trustee
William V. Neville III
- Trustee
Vinay S. Pai
- Trustee
Byron Pope
- Trustee
Cathryn Selman
- Trustee
Gloria G. Tarpley
- Trustee
Jeremy Thigpen
- Trustee
Claudia G. Vassar
- Trustee
Charlos C. Ward
- Trustee
Jim Whitehurst
- Trustee
Lori Whitten
- Trustee
Randa Duncan Williams
- Trustee
Mike Yuen
- Trustee
Edward B. Adams, Jr.
- Trustee Emeritus
Bucky Allshouse
- Trustee Emeritus
Keith Anderson
- Trustee Emeritus
Doyle L. Arnold
- Trustee Emeritus
Laura Arnold
- Trustee Emeritus
James A. Baker, III
- Trustee Emeritus
Teveia Rose Barnes
- Trustee Emeritus
E. William Barnett
- Trustee Emeritus
Subha Barry
- Trustee Emeritus
Suzanne Deal Booth
- Trustee Emeritus
Donald Bowers
- Trustee Emeritus
Alfredo Brener
- Trustee Emeritus
Vicki Whamond Bretthauer
- Trustee Emeritus
Nancy P. Carlson
- Trustee Emeritus
Albert Y. Chao
- Trustee Emeritus
Robert L. Clarke
- Trustee Emeritus
T. Jay Collins
- Trustee Emeritus
James W. Crownover
- Trustee Emeritus
Mark Dankburg
- Trustee Emeritus
Ann Doerr
- Trustee Emeritus
Edward A. Dominguez
- Trustee Emeritus
Bruce W. Dunlevie
- Trustee Emeritus
Lynn Laverty Elsenhans
- Trustee Emeritus
Douglas Lee Foshee
- Trustee Emeritus
Wanda Gass
- Trustee Emeritus
Terrence Marlin Gee
- Trustee Emeritus
Karen Ostrum George
- Trustee Emeritus
Susanne Morris Glasscock
- Trustee Emeritus
Matt F. Gorges
- Trustee Emeritus
Lawrence Guffey
- Trustee Emeritus
James T. Hackett
- Trustee Emeritus
Ben Hollingsworth
- Trustee Emeritus
Tommy O. Huie
- Trustee Emeritus
John Jaggers
- Trustee Emeritus
Larry Kellner
- Trustee Emeritus
Albert N. Kidd
- Trustee Emeritus
K. Terry Koonce
- Trustee Emeritus
Patti Kraft
- Trustee Emeritus
Charles L. Landgraf
- Trustee Emeritus
Lynn A. Lednicky
- Trustee Emeritus
Cindy J. Lindsay
- Trustee Emeritus
Michael R. Lynch
- Trustee Emeritus
Steven L. Miller
- Trustee Emeritus
Brandy H. Morrison
- Trustee Emeritus
Ralph Parks
- Trustee Emeritus
Brian Patterson
- Trustee Emeritus
W. Bernard Pieper
- Trustee Emeritus
Harry M. Reasoner
- Trustee Emeritus
David Rhodes
- Trustee Emeritus
Karen Hess Rogers
- Trustee Emeritus
Jeffrey O. Rose
- Trustee Emeritus
Lee H. Rosenthal
- Trustee Emeritus
Hector de J. Ruiz
- Trustee Emeritus
Marc Shapiro
- Trustee Emeritus
William N. Sick
- Trustee Emeritus
L.E. Simmons
- Trustee Emeritus
Ruth J. Simmons
- Trustee Emeritus
Jeffery A. Smisek
- Trustee Emeritus
Amy L. Sutton
- Trustee Emeritus
Charles Szalkowski
- Trustee Emeritus
Robert M. Taylor, Jr.
- Trustee Emeritus
Guillermo Treviño
- Trustee Emeritus
Robert B. Tudor III
- Trustee Emeritus
James S. Turley
- Trustee Emeritus
Lewis T. Williams
- Trustee Emeritus
Scott Wise
- Trustee Emeritus
Huda Y. Zoghbi
- Trustee Emeritus
Judy Ley Allen
- Trustee Advisor
Stephen C. Cook
- Trustee Advisor
Thomas H. Cruikshank
- Trustee Advisor
J. Thomas Eubank
- Trustee Advisor
William S. Farish, III
- Trustee Advisor
William P. Hobby
- Trustee Advisor
G. Walter McReynolds
- Trustee Advisor
Frank B. Ryan
- Trustee Advisor
Louisa Stude Sarofim
- Trustee Advisor
Stephen J. Shaper
- Trustee Advisor
Stephen B. Smith
- Trustee Advisor
Updated on 03/01/2026
Rankings
- National Universities: #17
- Best Value Schools: #5
- Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs: #21
- Biomedical: #9
- Entrepreneurship: #12
- Economics: #39
- Learning Communities: #17
- Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects: #15
- First-Year Experiences: #45
- Best Undergraduate Teaching: #8
- Most Innovative Schools: #15
- Top Performers on Social Mobility: #98 Source
Mission And History
- Mission
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Accreditations
- University: Rice University
- Accrediting Organization: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
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- Most Recent Reaffirmation Date: (No data available)
- Next Reaffirmation Due: 2026-12-01
Strategic Goals
- Advance undergraduate education: Provide personalized education, learning, and experiences to develop leaders prepared to tackle the world’s most complex challenges.
- Advance graduate education: Bring together academically excellent, internationally diverse, and deeply curious students to advance knowledge and discovery, solve global challenges, and pursue creative endeavors to improve humanity.
- Build thriving urban communities: Serve as the national and international hub for research and programs that enhance the social, economic, and infrastructure issues impacting urban life.
- Generate sustainable futures: Accelerate long-lasting advances and discoveries to develop sustainable solutions addressing challenges in energy, climate, and the environment.
- Lead innovations in health: Become the leading nonmedical institution in health research and innovation, focusing on foundational research and innovative approaches with social responsibility, interdisciplinary expertise, and agile collaboration to revolutionize health, medicine, and health care research.
- Position Rice as a global leader in responsible artificial intelligence, advancements in computing, and disruptive technologies.
- Support an empowered campus culture through an inclusive workplace where everyone feels a strong sense of belonging and understands their purpose and impact on Rice’s mission.
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Resources And Documents
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- Virtual Tour
- Annual Security And Safety
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Updated on 03/01/2026
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